to be critical. goowe have a mix of financing, s many projects have. if we are particularly proud of the affordability levels of the project, raising it to 50% of the median income. 18 of the units are going to be stumbling, -- sampling, so we really tried to meet a number of needs, and we think it is compatible with the neighborhood. we got since support.

-- good support. i have the project manager. if you have any questions on the financing or other aspects of the project, but i would like if this time to introduce to i think is a wonderful architect, who is the architect for this project as well. >> thank you very much. we would like to hand you a packet of slightly updated drawings. nick was the project architect. i am pushing the wrong button.

this is affordable housing as city repair. it is on a prominent site. that is the gateway to jackson square to the north and north beach to the west. the site is were two interesting parts of san francisco history intersect. the typical pattern of small lots up and down is the pattern to the west. east and north, there is a

completely different pattern, which was originally warehousing and manufacturing for the port, and is now office buildings for most of the block. our design, which is very different from the drawings on the screen. i suggest you look up the ones on the screen. a design this shift in context that occurs on the eastern si de and a vertical element on the right side. this strategy presents a

variance request in the planning code, which do not anticipate bob demands of the site. -- anticipate the demands of the site. the articulation of the building in several spaces does not literally follow it as written in the code. the view looking up broadway.

then it turns the corner. it steps of the slope and then becomes the vertically- proportion peace related to these wonderful little buildings. at the low end of the side, there is a retailer commercial piece at the corner. the rest of that level is mostly below. the next level oup also has a commercial level. around the corner is the lobby entrance, which leads into a courtyard.

a portion is then scooped away to provide light and air in the adjacent building. the next level is the typical residential level, and it shows the location of a number of things we are asking for. section 140 stipulates -- may i continue? section 140 gives the width and length of required light and air. this exceeds the langs by about twice and is probably narrower -- exceeds the length by about twice and is probably narrower.

the requirement of 4,700 feet of yard does not -- is now at the site where it does not permit the rear yard periods of -- the rear yard. these two levels of roof deck for the project reagan -- for the project. this view you have in front of you addresses the design and shows also the two roof decks that have the use of downtown and the bay. we're very proud to do we hope the design is self-explanatory and would be glad to answer questions. >> would you like to add

anything? >> good evening, commissioners here reagan -- commissioners. this is actually a really good example of a collaboration. it became under the jurisdiction of the department of housing, and they actually purchased the site, so the mayor's office is providing housing. we urge your approval. we have a successful project,

also our plan being surplus by the city. gerd we are looking forward to do something on the side. >> i would like to open it up for public comments. is there any public comment on this item? public comment is closed. >> i am thrilled with the opportunities to enthusiastically support a second project of affordable housing, which is pretty remarkable. this is a well-designed site. i have often wondered what is going to happen with that site. it is exciting to see that 75 new units will be billed for families to continue to live in san francisco. i think it is a wonderful project and i approve. >> i also think this is a

wonderful project, and it is completely the appropriate avenue to provide affordable housing in san francisco, especially using our affordable housing fees, but i think we will be equally enthusiastic about allowing people to do so, and we spend hours on some small issues, yet on the big ones they go in five minutes. we would hope the same cooperation exists when we have projects where people are trying to improve, so thank you very much. >> to all communities who are afraid property values will go down if you build affordable

housing, we are doing the opposite. this is exactly the project we want, the transition to chinatown, and people having a quality experience would make it wonderful to walk five. i would support on all possible exemptions. it does a remarkable job. >> this could be another excellent building. it fits so seamlessly. i am sure this will, too. it works to meet that end.

>> before you is a motion of approval. on that motion? [calling votes] >> thank you. on the variants. >> i would close the public hearing in light of the usual configuration and would grant those for the conditions. >> thank you. you are now on item 13. [reading item] >> i am kevin with neighborhood

planning staff. the request is for conditional use operation. in measures roughly 1100 square feet plus an exterior. no amplified music is hosted by the bar, and the project proposes no extension or physical changes to the interior for an exterior. they have operated continuously since the 1960's. in 1970, they rendered its non- conforming to reagan -- non- conforming. our records indicate the department failed to send notification to the property prior to the state. the zoning administrator

previously determined the project sponsor would be allowed to remove the termination date and legalize the ongoing operation of the bar. although the subject bl residene variety of uses are found in the neighborhood including offices, retail, and tourist activity. it is not situated in an area with a high concentration of eating and drinking establishments. it acts as a neighborhood gathering place. the owners have agreed to a number of measures including prohibiting smoking on the rear patio, closing the exterior patio by 9:00 p.m. on weeknights and 10:00 p.m. on weekends. it and posting staff at the door on weekends. the staff has received approximately 40 letters in support of the project and a petition of about 200 signatures.

this emphasizes the importance of the gathering space. the staff has also received three letters and phone calls in opposition to the continuance of the bar. they complained about noise and readiness from the bar, cigarette smoking on the rear patio, and alleged that patrons had been smoking marijuana in the vicinity of the business. i would like to submit to you a packet of letters that included an affidavit from one of the individuals who was originally an opposition withdrawn her opposition based on the condition to prohibit smoking on the patio and the closure of the patio. the planning department believes that the bar with conditions of approval can continue to operate as a locally owned and locally patronized business. it will not affect the neighborhood. staff recommends the approval of

the condition with authorization. i am available for questioning. commissioner olague: project sponsor? >> good evening, commissioners. this is my wife. we are the owners, operators, and tenants of the red jack saloon. we have operated it since 1993 under the precedent that it was a legal business. we are a historic asset to the neighborhood and the city of san and cisco. here are a few reasons why we feel that way. we have safe lighting and an attractive storefront on what could be a very dark stretch of bay street. we have raised close to $75,000 for the boys and girls club of

hunter's point. we employ five people consistently that live in san francisco, we pay a competitive wage and consider them family. most establishments in our area are chains. we're one of the few in the area that can command and needed the owners. we are working, you can get an affordable drink and intelligent, local conversation. it is a place for neighbors to meet in times of tragedy and in celebration, for both local and national needs. it is a place for people to come if they lock themselves out. [laughter] after a night of drinking.

sometimes. 90% of our customers are locals from the neighborhood so there is no impact on traffic. we have couples that come in on their anniversaries saying they were mad at the establishment we have never had any health code violations or complaints and i have always tried to be proactive with our neighbors. we respectfully urge you to approve a conditional use and allow us to continue operating. please let me introduce our attorney who will go over the legal aspects of this. >> thank you for your time. >> i see nothing on the clock, so that is good news for me, i guess. thanks for accommodating a health care issue at my house told earlier today. every once in awhile, you have a client, men and a land-use

attorney like me gets lucky. they're very hard-working, sincere, straightforward. they do charitable work, they have a great cause, a great business, a historical location, he cares a lot about the patients -- the patrons and the neighborhood. i feel really lucky this time, not to mention the fact that we have our client meetings at a bar which is kind of fun. we walked into this saloon at and sees people greeting each other like families, the red sox memorabilia, the navy memorabilia because this used to service the navy at the wharf. instantly, it seems familiar, and especially the boston red sox staff makes you think of a certain tv show where there is a bar where everyone knows your name. sure enough, it looks quite like

cheers. it is no surprise. there from boston and they love their red sox. one word about how we got there -- how we got here today. this area was turned into residential route 1970. the city found this to be a blight to area. the two down most of the historic buildings and put up a very modern residential ones. this became an nonconforming use as a result. it was only supposed to last until 1990. the planning department was supposed to notify the owner of that, and the owners in similar situations, every four years, their termination date was coming up. they are supposed to indicate that they had a right to extend it to permanently should they wish to. they had to apply for a conditional use prior to the termination date.

that notice did not go out. we are here tonight to ask for the conditional use permit that would have been asked for if the honor at a time have gone unnoticed that they have the right to a conditional use permit. initially, we asked the zoning administrator to give us our conditional use permit hearing because of the mistake. it is an honest one, in the planning department has not had the personnel to send out notices to hundreds if not thousands of locations. the planning department initially said to us, we are not going to give you a conditional use permit. if you disagree, go to the board of supervisors -- i'm sorry, to the board of appeals. the reconsidered, that is quite an effort. i would like to thank the staff for reconsidering, and allowing

us to have this opportunity to get a conditional use permit today. i am not going to talk about a lot of subjects. it is getting late. i think kevin has done an excellent job on this. we're very pleased to reach the agreement with the neighbor behind about no more smoking on the deck and closing the deck at earlier hours, 9:00 on weekdays. given the lateness, i have asked the speakers to speak very shortly. the first five may speak a minute or two. i have asked the others to keep it to less than one minute and not to repeat. i want to thank you all for letting us be here tonight. thank you. commissioner olague: is there anyone in the audience that is opposed to the project? i don't have any speaker cards that indicates any opposition. there were some letters that

indicated such. do you all want to stand up and show your support, or do some of you have a burning desire to speak which we won't prohibit. you have a right to speak, it is up to you. ok, thank you. does anyone want to speak? ok. >> i think you have the vote. [laughter] commissioner olague: i don't want to deny you. we will close the public hearing. commissioner borden. commissioner borden: what we try to do with the planning code is think about a general plan and highlight details about what the city is, how to make a city and town. and even that issue you were listening to, there is a community that even though we

are a big city, we are still a small town. all the things that you have done for your neighbors and for your community, i was bawling. there are so many wonderful things you will do to support the community. your willingness to work with the neighbor behind you. clearly, there was a mistake made. this has been a bar that looks sometimes -- one of you did a chronology and it looks like it might have been from 1910 that there was a bar here. there is a bar here at least from the 1960's. i don't understand why we wouldn't continue to let it exist. what we hear is that there is such a strong sense of community that this establishment brings. it is necessary and desirable, i can't think of a project that is more necessary and desirable. i need to check out this bar.

it sounds like an amazing community assets. the owners have done such a great job to create such a space in the community that people could not live without it. i moved to approve. >> the water apparently came up to the other side until 1882. it was at least a restaurant until 1911, and i am sure they had something to drink there, too. commissioner olague: call the question. dodge the motion before you is for approval on that motion. commissioner antonini:aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. >> of the motion passes unanimously. [applause]

commissioners, you now have general public comment. commissioner olague: is there any general public comment? seeing none, general public comment is closed and the meeting is adjourned. . >> my name is mark tieman and i'm senior councilor at pet

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